Working at the supermarket - Englisch-Aufgaben aus dem Berufsalltag

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Englisch-Aufgaben aus dem Berufsalltag

Working at the

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Benny works at his supermarket around the corner. He loves food and he loves selling it. That’s why he wants to become a shop assistant.

Benny already knows most of the customers. He is very pleasant and polite and he always helps them if necessary.

Sometimes foreign tourists also come into the market. They don’t understand the German food labels and the signs. Then Benny tries to translate. At the end, everybody is happy when he was able to help.

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Do you know the different kinds of food? Find at least ´ ve examples for each group.

Fruits Vegetables Drinks Bakery Products

Dairy Products

Meat Tinned Food

apples carrots juice bread milk beef soup

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Benny has to write a daily report about his work at the supermarket.

Complete the text.

I _____________________ at eight o’clock. First, I ask the manager about _____________

____________ I should do. I usually fill in _______________________ with merchandise.

At half past ten, I ______________________ . After the break, I _____________________

fruits and vegetables that have gone off. Then I ________________________ the shelves.

My _______________________ starts at one o’clock. At half past one, I fill in the shelves again and I help the customers ____________________________ the different articles.

At the supermarket

µ nish work – the work – to µ nd – sort out – lunch break – start work – have a coffee break – the shelves – clean and tidy up

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date: ______________________

At the supermarket

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In German supermarkets there are also many products with English names like Corn Flakes, muf´ ns, … Find 10 more examples.

1. ________________________________ 6. ________________________________

2. ________________________________ 7. ________________________________

3. ________________________________ 8. ________________________________

4. ________________________________ 9. ________________________________

5. ________________________________ 10. ________________________________

4

A customer asks Benny for some help. Read the dialogue. Find a classmate and read the dialogue together. (C = customer, B = Benny)

C: Excuse me, where can I µ nd the meat?

B: What are you looking for, fresh or frozen meat?

C: I want to buy fresh meat.

B: Okay. I will take you to the cooling shelves. Let’s turn right. Over there you can µ nd the different kinds of meat. Let me show you our special offer of the day.

Today a kilo of turkey only costs 3,99 Euro instead of 5,99 Euro.

C: Oh, that’s interesting. Thank you for that advice.

B: You’re welcome.

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Write a dialogue between a customer and a shop assistant.

(ShA = shop assistant, C = customer)

ShA: Can I _______________________________________________________________

C: Where can I µ nd _____________________________________________________

ShA: ____________________________________________________________________

C: ____________________________________________________________________

ShA: ____________________________________________________________________

C: ____________________________________________________________________

ShA: ____________________________________________________________________

C: ____________________________________________________________________

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At the supermarket: Rules and exercises

Adjectives and Adverbs

a) Adjectives

1. Adjektive beschreiben Eigenschaften von Nomen. Sie drücken also aus, wie eine Sache oder eine Person ist.

Æ adjective + noun: a happy girl/a small shirt.

2. In Verbindung mit den Formen von „to be“ wird das Adjektiv verwendet.

Æ „to be“ + adjective: She is happy./The shirt is small.

3. Die Verben der Sinneswahrnehmung werden mit dem Adjektiv verwendet.

Æ feel, look, smell, sound, taste + adjective: That looks great./I feel fine.

b) Adverbs

Adverbien beschreiben Verben (Tätigkeiten) näher (vgl. Adverb – Verb).

Sie drücken also aus, wie etwas getan wird oder passiert.

Æ verb + adverb: She reads quickly./He sings badly.

Regelmäßige Bildung der Adverbien: Adjektiv + Endung -ly

Beachte:

adjective Æ adverb angry Æ angrily

bad Æ badly easy Æ easily

careful Æ carefully true Æ truly different Æ differently full Æ fully

audible Æ audibly

realistic Æ realistically

Einige Ausnahmen: fast Æ fast

good Æ well

hard Æ hard (hardly = andere Bedeutung!)

Choose the right word.

1. Benny is a ___________ (good/well) worker.

2. He can do his job _______________ (easy/easily).

3. He puts the merchandise ________________ (careful/carefully) into the shelves.

4. The manager is very _______________ (proud/proudly) of Benny.

5. That’s why Benny is very _________________ (happy/happily).

6. He always wants to work __________________ (quick/quickly).

7. He has already worked in ________________ (different/differently) supermarkets.

8. But here the customers are very ________________ (nice/nicely).

9. Every day Benny works ________________ (good/well).

10. He hates to work ________________ (bad/badly).

11. A __________________ (bad/badly) shop assistant is not _________ (good/well) Rules

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Exercise 1

Write the words into the right column of the table:

mushrooms, wine, buttermilk, wholemeal bread, turkey, grapefruit, melon, lettuce, tea, crispbread, yoghurt, goose, peaches, pineapples,

chicken, baguette, cheese, coffee, cucumbers, bananas, cauli¹ ower, lemons,

lemonade, cake, ice-cream, lamb, tomatoes, minced meat, peas, rolls, mineral water, cream, butter, onions, pears …

Exercise 2

Ich beginne die Arbeit um 8 Uhr. Zuerst frage ich den Chef nach den Arbeiten, die ich ausführen soll. Normalerweise fülle ich die Regale mit Ware auf. Um 10.30 Uhr habe ich eine Kaffeepause.

Nach der Pause sortiere ich schlecht gewordenes Obst und Gemüse aus. Dann säubere ich die Regale und bringe sie in Ordnung. Meine Mittagspause beginnt um 13 Uhr.

Um 13.30 Uhr räume ich wieder die Regale ein und helfe den Kunden, verschiedene Artikel zu µ nden. Ich beende meine Arbeit um 15 Uhr.

Exercise 1

Fruits: pears, lemons, bananas, pineapples, melon, grapefruit … Vegetables: onions, cauli¹ ower, cucumbers, lettuce, mushrooms … Drinks: mineral water, coke, lemonade, coffee, tea, wine …

Bakery Products: rolls, cake, baguette, crispbread, wholemeal bread … Dairy Products: cream, butter, cheese, ice-cream, yoghurt, buttermilk … Meat: minced meat, pork, lamb, chicken, goose, turkey …

Tinned Food: peas, beans, tomatoes, pineapples, peaches, mushrooms …

Exercise 2

start work; the work; the shelves; have a coffee break; sort out;

clean and tidy up; lunch break; to µ nd; µ nish work Exercise 3

Toast, Hamburger, Energy Drink, Soft Drink, Sandwich, Hot Dog, (Milch-) Shake, Cheeseburger, Snack, Chili Cheese Nuggets …

1. Benny is a good worker.

2. He can do his job easily.

3. He puts the merchandise carefully into the shelves.

4. The manager is very proud of Benny.

5. That’s why Benny is very happy.

6. He always wants to work quickly.

7. He has already worked in different supermarkets.

8. But here the customers are very nice.

9. Every day Benny works well.

10. He hates to work badly.

11. A bad shop assistant is not good for business.

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